With kids back in school, a large variety of reusable food containers is available for what goes into their packed lunches, compared with years ago. And every reusable container taken to school ...

Colleges take the lead A growing number of colleges and universities are trying to find more sustainable options, including reusable containers. For example, UMass Boston offers a “Green to Go” ...

A student-run eatery at UC Davis has introduced reusable to-go containers in a six-month pilot, part of a fast-growing trend ...

A new life cycle assessment shows reusable plastic containers can match up environmentally against single-use containers and even outperform them — under the right conditions. University of Michigan ...

The reusable containers will be fully recyclable. The bowls are also made with two layers of stainless steel, making them optimal for maintaining the temperature of the food inside. (Gina Nguyen / ...

While Mother Nature would definitely applaud your use of reusable beverage containers instead of merely recyclable ones (or worst yet, disposable ones), there are some situations in which you don't ...

Harvard University Dining Services will no longer offer disposable to-go containers but will replace them with a reusable alternative that students can check out like library books, the school ...

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Taelor Ferrer is a sophomore and lives in student housing. Like most students, she often just comes to the dining hall at UH Manoa’s Gateway House for takeout. Now, while she puts down the books for ...